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How to be more positive by gengu

"I chose to look at a different picture than before."

How I did it: This is something I managed to achieve many years ago (I cannot really remember the exact moment) thanks only to one quote that a friend once told me, and it goes like this (I'm paraphrasing, because of my poor memory) : "Life provides you with two pictures. You choose which one to look at." I do not know whose quote it is because I heard it from a friend and I wasn't persistent enough to find out via internet, so I am going to leave it to you to find out, if you'd really like to know. :)

However, what I am going to tell you here is how it affected me and my life. And it went something like this:
First I realized - and this was confirmed a thousand times later throughout my life - that happiness actually IS a matter of choice. So, it is up to you whether you will be happy or not, and it all depends on the focus that you choose.
The second thing, the focus, is the one that gives you that choice, and it can either be positive or negative. If you choose the negative focus you can always find something wrong about everything. And vice versa, ofc. :)
Third! And be sure to remember this one: there are ALWAYS two sides of things, always! That means no exception. There is a bright one, and the other one, I'm going to call it 'The Dark Side'. :)
And finally - if you stay away from The Dark Side as much as you can and make friends with the bright side, more positive things will start coming themselves (or you will see them as positive, anyway). :D

Lessons & tips: - Try finding three things each day that you enjoyed (it can be as simple as a cup of coffee) and write them down or just think about them at the end of the day. That is an excellent way to concentrate on positive things rather than negative.

- When something you consider bad happens to you, try finding the upside, or if you can't, try remembering something good that happened recently.
- If you are having an awful day/week/month and you did your best and you still can't find something that will lift your spirit, try finding some comedians online to watch or someone to tell you a joke because, even if you can't find positive at the moment, it is always good to get rid of the negative. ;) 

Resources: Classes at college that are dealing with that subject (eg. mental health), especially the education in psychotherapy and other positive people.


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